Example sentences of "we [modal v] [be] forgive for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope we may be forgiven for feeling a little jubilant , on that beautiful dawn , at the thought that together we had helped to raise over 20,000 for Christian Aid . |
| 2 | We might be forgiven for keeping our fingers crossed that the Council Tax will represent a reprieve . |
| 3 | Robert Hewison is a very unhappy man ; at least , we could be forgiven for thinking so after reading ‘ Future Tense ’ ( Methuen , £7.99 ) his follow-up to The Heritage Industry . |
| 4 | Conversely , strong ‘ selection pressure ’ , we could be forgiven for thinking , might be expected to lead to rapid evolution . |
| 5 | We hope we will be forgiven for editing out of Dr Schore 's discussion of the background to LM 's but inclusion would have meant duplication since John Tomlinson 's Dose Dilution and the LM Potencies already covers the points he makes . |
| 6 | We have had a marvellous season with thankfully no major accidents and also the best of racing , particularly at the Ulster Grand Prix and the Tandragee 100 , so perhaps we can be forgiven for forgetting that racing needs not only the top line competitors like Joey Dunlop and Brian Reid it needs the newcomers to help the sport thrive and we are just not getting enough of them . |